MLPAO Exam Practice Questions and Answers

MLPAO Exam Practice Questions and Answers Glassware used to measure 24-hour urine volumes is a: - Answer️️ -graduated cylinder Glassware used to make 100 ml of a 12% solution is a: - Answer️️ -volumetric flash A suction device used to draw up liquids is a: - Answer️️ -safety bulb The pipette with a bulged-out portion in the middle is a: - Answer️️ -volumetric pipette Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement: - Answer️️ -beaker The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is: - Answer️️ - borosilicate Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What term would describe the potassium oxalate? - Answer️️ -solute The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called: - Answer️️ - sterilization A ug is a unit to describe: - Answer️️ -weight A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5: - Answer️️ -1000 times more acidic Cells in a hypertonic solution will: - Answer️️ -dehydrate The solution used to fix a pap smear is: - Answer️️ -cytospray Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from: - Answer️️ -EDTA blood Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner: - Answer️️ -10% formalin Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature dependent: - Answer️️ - microtome . A biopsy is: - Answer️️ -excision of a representative tissue sample During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps: - Answer️️ - dehydration, clearing, infiltration Fixation is important in tissue processing because it: - Answer️️ --prevents cell morphology changes and shrinkage -allows tissue to be examined in a life-like condition -facilitates the staining process The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has formed is called: - Answer️️ - serum Which test could not be performed on a serum sample: - Answer️️ -clotting factors . The shape of a normal erythrocyte is described as: - Answer️️ -biconcave disk Glucose results are correctly reported in: - Answer️️ -mmol/L If a patient refuses to have a venipuncture done you should: - Answer️️ -notify the patients physician Which statement is false when performing a venipuncture: - Answer️️ -the patient's arm is cleansed before palpating the vein A biohazardous container is used to discard: - Answer️️ --lancets -needled Which needle gauge corresponds with the smallest needle size: - Answer️️ -23 The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is the: - Answer️️ - SST If a lavender top, plain red top, grey top, and light blue top tubes are collected, what is the order of draw: - Answer️️ -plain red top, light blue, lavender, grey The tourniquet is: - Answer️️ -used to increase venous fill If a patient faints during a venipuncture, you should: - Answer️️ -remove the needle and attend to the patient What vein/veins is not used to obtain a venous blood sample: - Answer️️ -femoral vein A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged. I